Always Watching

By: Chevy Stevens

Narrated by: Joyce Bean

Length: 12 hrs and 18 mins

Publisher's summary

She helps people put their demons to rest. But she has a few of her own....

In the lockdown ward of a psychiatric hospital, Dr. Nadine Lavoie is in her element. She has the tools to help people, and she has the desire: Healing broken families is what she lives for. But Nadine doesn’t want to look too closely at her own past because there are whole chunks of her life that are black holes. It takes all her willpower to tamp down her recurrent claustrophobia, and her daughter, Lisa, is a runaway who has been on the streets for seven years.

When a distraught woman, Heather Simeon, is brought into the Psychiatric Intensive Care Unit after a suicide attempt, Nadine gently coaxes her story out of her - and learns of some troubling parallels to her own life. Digging deeper, Nadine is forced to confront her traumatic childhood and the damage that began when she and her brother were brought by their mother to a remote commune on Vancouver Island. What happened to Nadine? Why was their family destroyed? And why does the name of the group’s leader, Aaron Quinn, provoke complex feelings of terror in Nadine even today?

Then the unthinkable happens, and Nadine realizes that danger is closer to home than she ever imagined. She has no choice but to face what terrifies her the most...and fight back.

Sometimes you can leave the past, but you can never escape.

Told with the trademark powerful storytelling that has had critics praising her work as "gripping" (Kirkus Reviews), "jaw-dropping" (Publishers Weekly), and "crackling with suspense" (People), Always Watching shows why Chevy Stevens is one of the most mesmerizing new talents of our day.

©2013 Chevy Stevens (P)2013 Brilliance Audio, Inc.

slow start, pretty good ending.

I almost quit this book several times because I felt the beginning was really slow. It didn't really pick up for me until chapter 27, and then I couldn't stop listening. Overall, I liked it.

GREAT STORY!!! HORRIBLE Narrator.

Would you listen to Always Watching again? Why?

Listen? Probably not. Read? Absolutely. The narrator is just ....I can't do it.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

YES. I love how Chevy can keep me interested in any book.

Would you be willing to try another one of Joyce Bean’s performances?

NO

Pretty good book.

It's been awhile since I read it so I can't really give an accurate review but I remember it was pretty good.

Gripping

This kept me engaged from beginning to end. Surprises around every corner. Perfect for a long drive.

Page Turner, or a Great Listen!

This was my first time reading a Chevy Stevens book. I will definitely be reading her previous works. Always Watching, kept me at the edge of my seat. It wasn't a nail bitter, but it surely kept me entertained and wanting to see what happened next.
Dr. Nadine Lavoie works in a lock down psychiatric hospital.Were she meets her new patient, Heather Simeon. A distraught woman with suicidal tendencies. Heather starts to
divulge her in most secrets and demons. It turns out that Dr. Nadine Lavoie & Heather have a lot in common. A man named Aaron Quinn, a group leader in commune on Vancouver Island. But Nadine has suppressed all her childhood memories, Why?
As Nadine struggles to come to terms with her past. She also has to deal with her daughter, Lisa. Who is a drug addict, living on the streets.
The more Nadine digs, the closer she is to danger.
One last thing, the narrator Joyce Bean, brings this book to life. Her performance was a 5 out of 5 stars.
Enjoy!

Good story

I enjoyed the story line however I did not care for the reader. I did do a sample listen but since I enjoyed the story it wasn't so bad.

I love this book!!

I love the story, the narration, the experience as a whole. Great book. I wish it wasn't over.

Stilted

A stilted performance of a mediocre story. far too much psychological introspection. I did not enjoy either the performance or the story.

not as good as her other novels

a bit disappointing. not as good as other novels. it dragged. Bad stock characters and failed to hold my attention. The plot was not well thought out and predictable.

great book. ..for half price.

I have love for Chevy Stevens, because when it's good it is fu**ing awesome. However, when it's not, well...it really isn't. Her books are in my opinion, hit or miss. The misses you wade through are totally worth it for the hits. This one wasn't a big hit. Sorry.